Author

Weifeng Gu

UCR - Cited by 5,912 - RNA biology and antivirus

Biography

Dr Weifeng Gu is a versatile writer and scientist that published 37 articles extensively in the field of Cell and Systems Biology. He is affiliated with the Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, UC Riverside 900 University Ave, USA. Currently, he working as an assistant professor at the University of California at Riverside.
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piRNAs initiate an epigenetic memory of nonself RNA in the C. elegans germline
M Shirayama, M Seth, HC Lee, W Gu, T Ishidate, D Conte, CC MelloCell 150 (1), 65-77, 2012201
609
2012
PRG-1 and 21U-RNAs interact to form the piRNA complex required for fertility in C. elegans
PJ Batista, JG Ruby, JM Claycomb, R Chiang, N Fahlgren, KD Kasschau, ...Molecular cell 31 (1), 67-78, 2008200
608
2008
Rapid tRNA decay can result from lack of nonessential modifications
A Alexandrov, I Chernyakov, W Gu, SL Hiley, TR Hughes, EJ Grayhack, ...Molecular cell 21 (1), 87-96, 2006200
505
2006
Distinct argonaute-mediated 22G-RNA pathways direct genome surveillance in the C. elegans germline
W Gu, M Shirayama, D Conte, J Vasale, PJ Batista, JM Claycomb, ...Molecular cell 36 (2), 231-244, 2009200
500
2009
The Argonaute CSR-1 and its 22G-RNA cofactors are required for holocentric chromosome segregation
JM Claycomb, PJ Batista, KM Pang, W Gu, JJ Vasale, JC van Wolfswinkel, ...Cell 139 (1), 123-134, 2009200
462
2009
C. elegans piRNAs mediate the genome-wide surveillance of germline transcripts
HC Lee, W Gu, M Shirayama, E Youngman, D Conte, CC MelloCell 150 (1), 78-87, 2012201
405
2012
Diverse pathways generate microRNA-like RNAs and Dicer-independent small interfering RNAs in fungi
HC Lee, L Li, W Gu, Z Xue, SK Crosthwaite, A Pertsemlidis, ZA Lewis, ...Molecular cell 38 (6), 803-814, 2010201
380
2010
Molecular cloning and characterization of chemokine-like factor 1 (CKLF1), a novel human cytokine with unique structure and potential chemotactic activity
W Han, Y Lou, J Tang, Y Zhang, Y Chen, Y Li, W Gu, J Huang, L Gui, ...Biochemical Journal 357 (1), 127-135, 2001200
247
2001
The C. elegans CSR-1 argonaute pathway counteracts epigenetic silencing to promote germline gene expression
M Seth, M Shirayama, W Gu, T Ishidate, D Conte, CC MelloDevelopmental cell 27 (6), 656-663, 2013201
238
2013
CapSeq and CIP-TAP identify Pol II start sites and reveal capped small RNAs as C. elegans piRNA precursors
W Gu, HC Lee, D Chaves, EM Youngman, GJ Pazour, D Conte, CC MelloCell 151 (7), 1488-1500, 2012201
237
2012
Argonautes ALG-3 and ALG-4 are required for spermatogenesis-specific 26G-RNAs and thermotolerant sperm in Caenorhabditis elegans
CC Conine, PJ Batista, W Gu, JM Claycomb, DA Chaves, M Shirayama, ...Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107 (8), 3588-3593, 2010201
231
2010
Sequential rounds of RNA-dependent RNA transcription drive endogenous small-RNA biogenesis in the ERGO-1/Argonaute pathway
JJ Vasale, W Gu, C Thivierge, PJ Batista, JM Claycomb, EM Youngman, ...Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107 (8), 3582-3587, 2010201
200
2010
A Phytophthora effector suppresses trans-kingdom RNAi to promote disease susceptibility
Y Hou, YI Zhai, LI Feng, HZ Karimi, BD Rutter, L Zeng, DS Choi, B Zhang, ...Cell host & microbe 25 (1), 153-165. e5, 2019201
176
2019
Argonautes promote male fertility and provide a paternal memory of germline gene expression in C. elegans
CC Conine, JJ Moresco, W Gu, M Shirayama, D Conte, JR Yates, ...Cell 155 (7), 1532-1544, 2013201
174
2013
tRNAHis maturation: An essential yeast protein catalyzes addition of a guanine nucleotide to the 5′ end of tRNAHis
W Gu, JE Jackman, AJ Lohan, MW Gray, EM PhizickyGenes & development 17 (23), 2889-2901, 2003200
141
2003
Depletion of Saccharomyces cerevisiae tRNAHis Guanylyltransferase Thg1p Leads to Uncharged tRNAHis with Additional m5C
W Gu, RL Hurto, AK Hopper, EJ Grayhack, EM PhizickyMolecular and cellular biology 25 (18), 8191-8201, 2005200
120
2005
Specific miRNA stabilization by Gld2-catalyzed monoadenylation
A D’Ambrogio, W Gu, T Udagawa, CC Mello, JD RichterCell reports 2 (6), 1537-1545, 2012201
115
2012
Influenza A virus preferentially snatches noncoding RNA caps
W Gu, GR Gallagher, W Dai, P Liu, R Li, MI Trombly, DB Gammon, ...Rna 21 (12), 2067-2075, 2015201
87
2015
PANDORA-seq expands the repertoire of regulatory small RNAs by overcoming RNA modifications
J Shi, Y Zhang, D Tan, X Zhang, M Yan, Y Zhang, R Franklin, M Shahbazi, ...Nature cell biology 23 (4), 424-436, 2021202
86
2021
Suppression of pervasive noncoding transcription in embryonic stem cells by esBAF
SJ Hainer, W Gu, BR Carone, BD Landry, OJ Rando, CC Mello, TG FazzioGenes & development 29 (4), 362-3, 2015201
78
2015